Royal Army Ordnance Corps
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The Royal Army Ordnance Corps was a former corps of the British Army responsible for the supply, storage, and maintenance of weapons, ammunition, and other military equipment before its functions were absorbed into the Royal Logistic Corps.
Aliases (1)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
corps of the British Army
→
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| absorbedInto |
Royal Logistic Corps
→
|
| allegiance |
Crown of the United Kingdom
→
|
| branchColor |
dark blue
→
|
| country |
United Kingdom
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|
| followedBy |
Royal Logistic Corps
→
|
| garrison |
British Empire
→
United Kingdom → overseas British Army bases → |
| hasFunction |
equipment provisioning
→
inventory control → logistic support → maintenance engineering → materiel management → |
| militaryBranch |
British Army
→
|
| notableActivity |
management of ammunition depots in the UK
→
provision of weapons and equipment to combat units → support of British Army operations worldwide → |
| operatedIn |
Cold War
→
First World War → Second World War → |
| partOf |
British Army logistics system
→
|
| precededBy |
Board of Ordnance
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|
| responsibleFor |
ammunition depots
→
armouries → military stores depots → ordnance maintenance → ordnance storage → ordnance supply → |
| role |
maintenance of ammunition
→
maintenance of military equipment → maintenance of weapons → storage of ammunition → storage of military equipment → storage of weapons → supply of ammunition → supply of military equipment → supply of weapons → |
| servedAlongside |
Royal Army Service Corps
→
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers → |
| service |
British Army
→
|
| specialization |
ammunition logistics
→
equipment maintenance → ordnance logistics → supply chain management → |
| status |
disbanded
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|
| successor |
Royal Logistic Corps
→
|
| type |
logistics corps
→
support corps → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Royal Logistic Corps
→
Royal Logistic Corps → |
formedByMergerOf |
|
Auxiliary Territorial Service
→
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associatedWith |
|
Granville Sharp
("Ordnance Office")
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|
employer |
|
Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut
→
|
garrison |
|
Harold Wilson
→
|
militaryService |
|
Royal Logistic Corps
→
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precededBy |